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A fundamental injustice
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 11/04/2014
» Like so many viewers, a fictional video clip that features a handicapped old man who is made a scapegoat by police makes me want to cry. Yet I am not sure if I should cry for the old man or for the country.
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Dangerous games
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 27/02/2014
» When I finished watching a viral video clip the other day, I asked myself if I should be driving or travelling around this country by road.
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Decisions, decisions
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 23/01/2014
» There are only nine days to go before election day _ if it even happens. While the political situation remains as uncertain as ever, the government says the poll is still on.
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Going nowhere fast
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 30/10/2013
» Finally, the Royal Thai Police are getting serious about Bangkok traffic. Last week, the boys in grey kicked off the "tow-away" tactic, removing cars that were parked illegally on 10 main roads including Sathon, Rama IV, Phahon Yothin and Lat Phrao after learning that they were the cause of traffic congestion. They are set to expand the action to cover 60 roads this Friday.
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More than simple mispronunciation
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 04/12/2013
» She was an adorable little girl, confidently "teaching" the audience to speak three different languages on an evening TV show. But the way the girl, not more than five years old, was presented in that one-minute TV programme bothered me.
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Free of cars and care, cyclists forget spirit of the day
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 26/09/2013
» This year's Car-Free Day _ last Sunday _ was a disappointment. It made me feel like being part of an irresponsible cycling mob, rather than in a peloton campaigning for public transportation use.
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A question of taste
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 12/07/2013
» When the National Innovation Agency announced last week that they wished to "standardise" two of the popular southern dishes, kaeng lueng and ayam golek, I tried to think of how they taste and started to ask questions.
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Surrounded by signs of confusion
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 21/08/2013
» Have you ever noticed road signs in Thailand successfully helping you reach a destination?
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Racing to protest
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 07/06/2013
» What's wrong with you guys? Do you have to protest against every plan that is designed to boost the economy and the image of the country? What's wrong with a Formula 1 race in the old town square? These races have been held around the world _ Monte Carlo, Silverstone and, closer to home, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, to name just a few.
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When the packaging minces words
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 29/03/2013
» What's the first thing you look for on a label before putting food in your shopping cart? The date of manufacture, an expiry date, some nutritional facts? Or just the price tag? Or nothing at all?
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